Hello everyone, I'm new here and just purchased my first car. Picked this up for £200 with tax and test until september which i didn't think was bad? Iv not passed my test yet so this is going to be a summer project. First thing is to get it rid of all the stupid mods this has on it. Carbon wrapped roof, chrome door mirrors that look like they have been screwed on with wood screws and the bloody sparco stickers are all coming off. Really not to sure about the wheels yet. Only have this picture for now. Ill update again with more pictures, and when iv stripped everything back and checked it all out.
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First Car!
- Thread starter G-rex
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My first purchase! haha
Im still waiting to go pick the car up. But from what i remember it needs front disk and pads, a new tyre and a general tidy, the engine bay didn't look the best so i think I'm going to completely strip everything from the car, and do the cam belt etc while the engine is out as the previous owner has no idea when it was last done, and its currently on 96k. Anyone help me with what model this is please? Im completely new to clios and i see all this phase 1, phase 2 172 etc stuff and i have no idea! Thanks.
Im still waiting to go pick the car up. But from what i remember it needs front disk and pads, a new tyre and a general tidy, the engine bay didn't look the best so i think I'm going to completely strip everything from the car, and do the cam belt etc while the engine is out as the previous owner has no idea when it was last done, and its currently on 96k. Anyone help me with what model this is please? Im completely new to clios and i see all this phase 1, phase 2 172 etc stuff and i have no idea! Thanks.
Clio mk3
My first purchase! haha
Im still waiting to go pick the car up. But from what i remember it needs front disk and pads, a new tyre and a general tidy, the engine bay didn't look the best so i think I'm going to completely strip everything from the car, and do the cam belt etc while the engine is out as the previous owner has no idea when it was last done, and its currently on 96k. Anyone help me with what model this is please? Im completely new to clios and i see all this phase 1, phase 2 172 etc stuff and i have no idea! Thanks.
it's a mk2 phase 1. Put it all back to standard with some tidy wheels and it'll look nice mate
182trophy & Williams
cheap for a reason. The way you talk about it suggests you have half a clue, which kinda puzzles me as to why you bought it when you could have got something in standard form. But anything you do to it can only improve it, and as it is your first car just enjoy it, learn from it and have fun. I look forward to seeing what you do to it bud....and drive safe 
Dan...
ClioSport Club Member
Ignoring the stupid mods it doesn't look bad for £200! - good luck with whatever you do with it, just please do not consider keeping those wheels :dead:
- good luck with whatever you do with it, just please do not consider keeping those wheels :dead:
as its your first car I think you should go crazy at halfords just to get it out of your system really though, dont keep the wheels or mirrors they look shocking
really though, dont keep the wheels or mirrors they look shockingcheap for a reason. The way you talk about it suggests you have half a clue, which kinda puzzles me as to why you bought it when you could have got something in standard form. But anything you do to it can only improve it, and as it is your first car just enjoy it, learn from it and have fun. I look forward to seeing what you do to it bud....and drive safe
I studied mechanics at college and worked in a fast fit centre for a year, but that was when i was 16-18 and I'm now 24, and haven't really touched cars since. So this is more to get me back into things and just have a play about. Its been a while since i got my hands dirty!
as its your first car I think you should go crazy at halfords just to get it out of your system
Haha! Don't worry, all that halfords stuff doesn't appeal to me! Yeah they will be straight off once iv found a nice set to replace them
Ah your 24, that'll be why the halfords stuff doesnt appeal, that tends to be the 17-19year olds,
I think standard mirrors look fine, and some 182 alloys would look nice
not sure on fitment to a phase 1 though, would have thought its still 4x100Well process has been incredibly slow, but finally spent a few hours on it tonight and started striping the interior out and removing the old wiring. How this thing ever ran is beyond me, so much stuff selotaped into the cigarette lighter.
Waiting on payday, then I can finally start doing some mechanical jobs.
Waiting on payday, then I can finally start doing some mechanical jobs.
CrippsCorner
ClioSport Club Member
Astra VXR
What a s**t heap... but, sounds like you're on the right path! Props to ripping it out mate and good luck, genuinely looking forwards to updates here
Those mirrors, the wood screws, dear god..
Looking forward to you saving this!
Looking forward to you saving this!
Few spare hours tonight and it stayed dry. No longer having a garage is a right pain
Fitted some standard wing mirrors as you can see the ones on were awful. Should of been a couple of mins job but the previous owner had used wood screws and silicon to hold them on!
Then I stripped the rest of the interior out. Dash, seat belts and roof trim are all out. Made a start on the sound deadening but that got tedious pretty quickly. Anyone got some tips? Some people say to heat it others cool it, what's the best method?
Fitted some standard wing mirrors as you can see the ones on were awful. Should of been a couple of mins job but the previous owner had used wood screws and silicon to hold them on!
Then I stripped the rest of the interior out. Dash, seat belts and roof trim are all out. Made a start on the sound deadening but that got tedious pretty quickly. Anyone got some tips? Some people say to heat it others cool it, what's the best method?
